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Creating a New Object Type for the Multiselect Picklist

To create a new object type for the multiselect picklist, you must use the following format for the id attribute of the <type> element:

<type id="object_namefield_namePicklist" predefined_folder="1">

where:

• object_name is the name of the object type in the od_meta_info.xml file.
• field_name is the name of the field that resides in the object that you define in object_name.

This task is a step in Process of Adding Multiselect Picklists to a Form.

To create a new object type for the multiselect picklist

1. For this example, add this code inside the <database><types>...</types></database> elements in the od_basic_mapping.xml file as follows:

   <type id="ContactmsplTest_MSPPicklist" icon="type_image:ContactmsplTest_MSPPicklist:16">
   <field id ="Label">
   <type>
   <simple type="string"/>
   </type>
   </field>
   <field id ="Value">
   <type>
   <simple type="string"/>
   </type>
   </field>
   <field id ="SortOrder">
   <type>
   <simple type="integer"/>
   </type>
   </field>
   <field id ="IsDefault">
   <type>
   <simple type="boolean"/>
   </type>
   </field>
   </type>

2. Save and close the od_basic_mapping.xml file.